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By Jeff Lagasse | 02:43 pm | December 06, 2017
Centers' ability to provide care to underserved patients will be seriously compromised if the $3.6 billion cut in funding isn't immediately restored.
By Jeff Lagasse | 02:14 pm | December 06, 2017
Injuries resulting from medication use are among the most common types of inpatient injuries at U.S. hospitals, affecting hundreds of thousands of patients every year.
By Jeff Lagasse | 01:40 pm | December 06, 2017
Two categories of companies are working to enable hospitals to digitize time-consuming manual processes to save time and money.
By Susan Morse | 01:09 pm | December 06, 2017
Deal combines multiple payer relationships across physician-led, patient-centered ambulatory care services.
By Susan Morse | 04:37 pm | December 05, 2017
Due in large part to an aging baby boomer population, Medicare and Medicaid account for nearly 60 percent of top insurer revenues and 20 percent of their plan membership.
By Beth Jones Sanborn | 04:21 pm | December 05, 2017
Center for Health Care Services in San Antonio is notifying 28,434 patients whose sensitive information was on the stolen laptop, local report says.
By Jeff Lagasse | 02:00 pm | December 05, 2017
By making patients more aware of existing privacy policies and security measures, healthcare providers create an environment where patients are more likely to share.
By Beth Jones Sanborn | 01:35 pm | December 05, 2017
Systems say together they will form the 10th largest nonprofit integrated health system in the country.
By Tom Sullivan | 12:06 pm | December 05, 2017
With algorithms and analytics, first-moving health orgs are reaping alternative payment models to reduce readmissions, incentivize physicians to coordinate care and improve patient satisfaction.
By Susan Morse | 11:58 am | December 05, 2017
Revenue cycle collections has as much to do with insurer inconsistencies as with internal operations, report says.